Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again. [Psalm 51:10 (NCV)

Lord, help me examine my heart; make it right and pure. Help me remove a prideful spirit. At times, I take pleasure in other people’s failures, a scornful attitude replaces a compassionate heart, and pride creeps in where humility should be. Remind me daily that I’m nowhere near as righteous, important, or intelligent as I often think I am! Father, forgive me and cleanse my heart of arrogance, condescension, pretension, and conceit.

They are blessed whose thoughts are pure for they will see God. [Matthew 5:8 (NCV)]